Pictures of the day: 26 December 2012

Hundreds of people line up to see a Titan Arum bloom in the Tropical Glasshouse at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne, Australia. Also known as a Corpse Flower due to its pungent ordour, the flower can stay dormant for one to three years and produce either one gigantic leaf up to 6m tall or a flower that can grow to just over 3m tall which dies after two daysPicture: EPA